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4 August*, Ga..
3UBSOXTBCBS OVER 31,000,000
ti 11 UW ll 11 ll 1811111 ll 11 *
YOL. 72.
EDG?FIELD, S. C., WEDNES?SA^;DECEMBER 5,1906s
* AUGUSTA, GA.
L. 0. HAYNE, President.
PEA?tK Ck FORD, Cashier.
CAPITAL. :. .. ..$250,000
Surplus "and Profits. 150,000
We ?hail b* pleaned to har. you orx-n *-> jcronn? Af
wltn tola Bank. Customer?and e<irrei:.o:d'Tju aa A
?aured of.eTerj courteay and uecomrrudj.;ioa p.?*?!- JL
ole under eouerrailTe, modern Bankin* rat- tr.d? X
lill VW-rll i 1 H M4<<-.4 l l + i'??
. 3,
A ilKKt?Lt Wij
Presided. Samuel Spencer In
stan?xWIM
- m
gVO DEAD; FIFTEEN mLEP
In a Wreck" Which Occurred ll M2ea
South of - ?ync?btrrg ?iirsdas;
"Morning,. Train No.. ?7 Bia; ?to
Baw of No'. 33. '
Washington, D. C., Special.-Pres? ?
?dent Samuel Spencer,, of the South
ern Railway, was killed Thursday
terning in a wreck which occurred
.*t Lawyer, ll miles .&?M^th^of>iy^ch-^j
burg. .. . - "? %, *|
At the general officesbf the"South
fern Railway the ^following statement
has been issued :
"Southern Railway jaassengei
' train^No. 33, left -Washington -Wed
rnesday. night late, by reason of the
congested- |^l^^^^e^^^^^S|
at.;Lawyerz Ya., on ? ^ortion of the
road protected hy- the . bioyk^ystem,
*he\ train, "was stopped for $Iigh% r<s.
pairs, to vthe couplings;"" JPassenger,
tratn 37, following^'and being giv
'fto. a clear block, ran into tte rear ofv
33( resulting; in. a-serions-wreck.
Our present advices indicate the
collisioa ,was probably due to the
negligence, of the operator in allow
ing 37 to pass-the block. (: :
?'President Spencer and party of
. friends were in the officer's .car at
..t?e rear bf 33 and ^th?' reports aro !
(that. President . Spencer . was . killed
and^eWral of the parity seriously in
jured.* '
-**7att Davis, special train dispatch?
for theT Southern/ is. among the
killed. ". ' ' -
President "Samuel Spencer of the
Southern - Railway, system/*-, was en
route to the South, on a hunting tri^
The private car in which lie ^ra? rid-'
ing was struck and split open by. the
colliding locomotive. It immediately
caught fire and the body of President
Spencer was-burned almost beyond'
recognition. - ..
In-., the car with fe?n-'.wer?^hilip^
Schuyl?T of New Tork; Spencer's pri
Vat^sejn^ta>y_.Jdui^ and-Private
Ehspatch^r D.: W?.Davis of -Alexan-;
dra. Operator. ..pavia, was crushed
ap.d died in 15 minutes. ' Schuyler
Vas instantly, killed, but hist Dody was
not badly burned' before ?^?vaV^res
oue?? by passengers.1
- Engineer C. Terry..wb o. was on .the
t^'g^rain was lfilled.'r There is ah
?oiii?r mari among the killed whose.
?ame cannot be learned.
Private'Secretary -. .MurrilL . was
wounded but/the nature; of _ his in
juries have^/notjbeen .'learned:1 ?
; r Twelve, of "fifteen passengers^- most
or them/negroesj *were wounded,'only,
one of whom"'is^tho\i^t:fatalry. '
? *':-'^h?:h?aVy engine of the'train plow
ed^ into.the private "car of President
S^c^^^hish; sheraBdl tftsvgueita>
supposed-.to be sleeping. Inime^'
_??ately the .private car .caught fire.
Wreckage was' piled around the en
gine as though placed there by.-hix*v
man hands to consume it. E?ejry,por-i
. tiori.of the wood^wOfk-on tbe engine^
- ivas burned and the ..monster machine
stands there torn and twisted and
xtill-haye to he- t^rn^cl' down flie" em- j
l?anlcem?h't'-as: it is useless.
.President Spencer was born in Co
lumbus, "Ga., in the-'"year 1847^ and
iva's educated at the universities- of
Georgia>??d Virginia.
y- In -lSTS^he^marri?di I?ofiisa Yivian-I
Benning, at Colnmbus, Ga.
Work of Fiends.
One cf^the" worst phases bf-theac
v ?ide?t was: the, heartless manner -in
"which a few passengers and some.
the 'attaches,'-'especially some: of the
porters of the Atlanta, train,: ransack-!
ed the wrecked cars, for phinder.
M. Curtis; .of Jamestown, :N?Y*?
who was a passenger on the Atlanta
train, saw one: negro/ Sporter?>|bi
through a lady's grip. He'saw'him[
throw away, spch; ?iings, as were ; or
no value to" hini, and appropriate
those things that h?^wanted.,' i?nrt?*
declared that he 'would have killed "the
porter if he had had anything to do I
it with. \
Not a few passengers engaged in
this goulish;..business/ and a.,largb-j
? number of valuables >"nd much money
which was scattered about: the wreck
ed trains was taken.
. Curtis,/ who was,;on his way to
It was claimed* by some of. Ids pollox
passengers that to his work an gener
alship belongs the credit of the* rescue
pf a dozen persons *who< would have:
peiished but for his efforts.
The combination: 'e?aeb,' second
from the engine, was crushed.; . It was-j
here that eight negroes among the
era ting
Other injured are :
. Willis J. Winston, New York," leg*
badly broken: ' :.
J*^;Shawr Spencerr. iN^^ba^y-)
eru?hed t'an?|, bothy legg'b?okeri.V .' ^
Garland -Tliom^, \?vre?n?b?ro: |N.^
*? -? i.*- 'fi '-int* :*
f VC-leg broken'and? badly bruised up. i
P. R. Valus, Waynesboro,-. Va^
badly broken up and brtir&d/
Cora Logan, Shelby, ;?t C., : 'both
legs brokenl - v
William-PbilocS; New .'.York,'-'badly,
scalded, leg broken, both arms brok
en, hopless, ^condition, j r :. -1 r ? ; fi
? Sam CbxV'.Wi^hmgtbn.. leg bVoTien.
. All these ?i-c'negroes. ' : , "
The li?otth?i?ead/no^ ?ppeffrsito^f
be eight as follows :
President Samuel Spencer- >. tf. . -
.Pbilljp. C. Schuyler,.o^?feW'York: r
p Frank T. Redwood, ; pf ?Bai^ore^j
on the operating tabie>';>?.'
"v One^pm?hf^'piphablyi^ -r?egro, .who
was?f??e^utr@?.'--- " '
Charles. r^he^.-anoTFrftrik T:..R?d
wood wfo'later-idehl?ified arno:
; ?. dead,; Th?svmake^eyg; il *
? dozen ic 15 ?n|ur$^" '. :?
'.Ko^keVTii^rtM Paid Sistu^g?ifea??j
- Railroad filagnaf? .by Associate^ 1
Statesmen .and Moa ?mulent in all
" I w^j?^?f^e^^ery Train pa
Southern ?System-Sft^pedrfw^fti
Minutes ;T>uring.Cerea?n?. .
?... Washington, - Special.--AH that is
mortal pf Samuel Spencer, late? pres
ident of the Southern Railway, whOjfc
" tragic" d??th ' ou'- his own isailtoad ' oh
the'morning- oi>PTh?!^s^\ih? Bay
shocked the'people ??. :t^;- nernrs-;
pheres, was ??id to rest Sunday af- '
ternoon in the receiving vault at Oak
Hill.-Cemetery, there ip Await final
dispositions" \
?^;iiQt?Vle 'tribute .was paid to the
'memory^of *fhe distinguished railroad
magnate by his associates, by states
men, and, by ??en eminent in ail' the
walks of public life. The funeral
.obsequies,.held in .historic-SW-JohnV
Protestant Episcopal church, were at
?tendjed ;?y^j^road^^^
clers" and "public ?len from ali par&
?of^the. county, ?-. ?
I?. At % Vclwk" -the services began,
'?lau.^aj^'t?? sime'instant throughout
the system^bT railroads lately presid.4.
.ed over by ^ir. Spencer, "evef^ trains
.came to, ^tdead?. stop, *ev?ry"|iwtic?|
?eased to- turn, ^v^ ^M^joye, pu?
aside his wQrk. Forgave minutes "pvf
er the thousands of miles, of railway
every.employe ?paid; silent resp"ect to
the dead president. J
- - . ?t
T?UCB?T?;TO JfeAilt? SPSKC?I?
Voti?g ?fr??tfe?s and-Board of Directe
OIS in Joint Meeting Adopt-- -Min
utes to Be. Printed in Press Along
Route of Southern Railway:
Washingt?i?v ?3-. C., Special-At a
j^at ?:m;?eting%pf ^the ^voting frusteea
of the-board ?f\uTrect.ors;of the'Seuth"
ern Railway Co., jield.. fit its office
5 th?? .foUpwing I l?inute ''? was . adopted;
to be ??(?r?d on the records and pub
lished-at length in the press upon the
lines "bf the Southern Railway:; ... ..'
"Samuel.:Spencer, bom in ColulaP
i lui$.cGa^Marc^
29, 1906, near Lawyers Station-, Vir
-giniarHpoh-^he- *&?r?ad>of-thef South
^exi^^ij^^^n^p??^bf which, he
was the-flrst ?nd only/president: The
personal qualities o? ?Mi. Spencer ),
bis iUtegrityiib henrt'iurid mind} his
"flff?c^on?t?**?iid ^?ia? disposition ;
-bis-.loyal ano1 courageous spirit; his
J^tirjnjr,^
?isteiit Tciiievema?t i-Sf,^o?thy -ends ;
"a?a 'Iiis c?mradesKip;; o?'tire ^elcPof
battle of affairs and of manly spoit
combined tb :e^?blish him -in' ithtf-l?V .
bag regard pf. hosts of friends in ,ev.r
.ery $secti?n ;.of ..his^cb?ntn:^ antl^oio;.
wh.erev.more securely than "in jthe af
fection of'jris'; fel&f-yolkei's?n. the
service of the" Southern Railway Com
^?ny., ^The imrwrtallce^ of his service
hf this company is a matter, pf coni
? awn%k?ipv?ie^ge: ^Sh^wal^^ne?
r?ad/wodd; but the character,'the ex
tent; and. the" cojis?quence^of^that
service are and;can.be appreciated at
their fi?l W?rth onj^y by his associates
now gatHere? hereto attest their re
gard ^for> bim ?n'd'<;to record their
high estimate of his lite and work.
/aTpon June 18th,Nl89|, :i ?n ^the-,
comp^?h*!^ .
?a r?-pr^nizat i?nvt?oncei\^U^y^3. Pi
erpont Morgan- and e??ndfictedy by his
partner^ Charles. H. \GosteT? the? first
meeting/ of the: ?Soufheri?: Railway
?ompiwJ wa| eaUeditp^rder. at^Rich
"monamby "Samuel*" fencer^aS^presi
dent.- In that calendar year, the
Southern- Rajiway .Company- embrac
ed ^?lVm'iies "pf; ipadj with;'623. lo
L'tmo tK'es"-in d 19?? OV^ ars; -wli ich; c a r
.riedw ^427*858* passengers and ,6,673,
750 tons "offfrei|ht and "earned $16,
f?3-298. :';-Invthe. last' fisc?l year/ the
Southern Rail way ^ system J j embraced
7^515 miles oF rba'd-'W?r? -"1,429 loco- ..
motive*, and 42,110 .ears, .which car
.rwd n$^Q}%>?k?V??r8???i?" 2%r
339,337 tons of freight, and -earned
|5^,641,438^. The? 'mumbel^ pf em
ployes had7 in?feas^'?" /from 16,718,
June^0?i?'l8.95,ito 37?Q??_Jun? 30tb,
"1-906, and' the^wages'paid from $?,
712,-7-9?5t? 4$21,189,020. The full de
taili -?nd impressive 'character of this
remarkable advent, too extended for
present/r?cita), 3re/:exhibited ??n .the
mastery commnnciatipn. which ; upon
February '37-39?0V "Mr. Spencer ad
dressed to Mcf-srs.'- J. "Pv.'M?rgan &
Cc.^ati^he basis of ?the> development
^.d^^rar^.r?ir?g?S IC.
^^TnTiBiCJprogiess every step had
h^iVifrifiaV*and conducted; by Mr.
Spencer /niUi .the- 'eoidiai concunience
of thc votbg trustees and the board
oi. directors, ; and: Tft.cSsl significant of
the. Rouser y a ti y e., and. cautioned, po
sition' (if "Mic"Spe/.cef 'and Ins' sup
m<'"l??-??^' %T|ia^??v1?s4)usiness
"*??"DP?^ ?3ade^e\bj?i^o? %oy in
crease* "in -^videiids Inyond -the
?n?o?rA^ coiii?mp?n?ed and stated in
the plaiis of 1893 w*th reference to
.the^pj^?jLlrtfis... ox?^ally^e^ganiz
i?i?Ucprj?d be bor-.
^ei*^^^ ^^/^"l^iSpencer 's
tinjwag?^fewhSrp?jf rotor i^e proper-/
:ty dri^the-efforfr?o w?ble 2t to meet
: e^'e^^re^j?n, jlemalids of thej
'vSgofous and 'wond'er?dl "growth of"
the;'South iand : its'; i?dustries; The
mighty fabrie,. which for ;12.jears he
had been 'molding, must .continue un
'der others, tp develop-and to improve
in tHerisM^ieo^mTnV'shalh render! to thc
public,fbut ;never lean it cease to'hear
the impress, or* "t?u reveal.-, the -,cpn
tinuihg -impuls? o?: th? master".mind
of ;its?first prS?id??it'^ In~; the'height
#ofrhis'_*u??furpess;.andi hjs?ppw:ers he
'Has been" called away^ hut trie rnspir
utioit pf?the -|h?ning^;examp]e and his
l?j'tjr ^arn?ards^ust ever animate
nTi^^tfn^u5^orp6?tioui?^ .
the^e'bnMer?e^?f^e con^?^as^eir
as the ?Southern Railway, "did' Mr.?
i\f or ?i?jn wil^sh?re^r? 5n"rjsras'?vpf(.
^BB^r^tpersonal^^^
kchQsen^ipokesmaayin ?he tremenduou9*
? i ??tta?,iQB^ <ralr?in^t)niSf^n ^n^rcongre.^
' ration action of 1906, his "mastery of
'l?s ??bjec^.,bis*?^ni?v_-of hearina
A?.d^,.h?sK4a|l|r?ty^f' effected 'com
mern "iTiif eoblfae^'i^'^iT^pp
.m:.y?sfc:i?lit^j^kip?? constitu?
al f?gkfcs it 'became his. duty. , to
?sW.anci lb protect: the' g
;public^r7ot^9| \U ?tB 'tht'e?mi
Ic?A?.hit?r?s??. did:'he.'reepguize his'
ligation, ^^ow'-iveli . he ;* concei
j How ' admirably he .performed . i
i.duty, wat;iMe?t?d inihe last'of
pHiblic^at?resses, his last m'sssag?
.his^friends,iu._the South, deliyerec
Montgomery, Ala., on October-2
liBi?^;aXH'd?r>Ss; Which; d?s?ry?s y
ejbrtral?ti??; aftt? ci?se r consid?r?t
hot ; .only iii. ht? j Soufch-.that
IbV^d'^ - .We??',- but IthBoughout
?-whoie kountry -which, he had: lear
[fe??]too||^i|??t? than most'of
citia'eht wherever born. His che
careerThai closed but the wisdom
and vthe* -virtue tha.t ehaaetelH
that career.-Will abide as" long
there . shall:' be a regard for d
ib^aveby, done and for high" service ;
l?ntly rendered.
\ -'-Tb his?:family We ?xt?nd out d
and most respectful, Sympathy. j
ofr'^ssl???nco thai; foy them; as \
as for his, aSsoci'?tei', hanoi and h
pines! sWiil ever, result, from their
:lation' to Samuel Spencer, that j
and upright man :and officer. ' '
?TATE^NT OF OPERATOR
? let3 -\ - jg
;S$?S-J?B\ls " Not; Responsible ]
. Wreck and G<roi<rPTOve Claim
^(?iv'en JOpporimiiity"'to' he Heard.
" Lynchburg, V?:, .Special;-Ope
tor. G. D. Mottox,'whe. is charged
officials ; bf . .lue ... Sb?iU?rn Rail*
Comjtofiy with' being responsible :
Thursday's wreck,0ten miles bel
Lynchburg, when -seen Sunday^at
home,' eight miles from li?re, by i
^representative/ ^ o?? -' the Associai
Pr?s8,. madfr the fbl?bwnig statem?
in Ji?f-bwfl'feen?lf*i ][
. ltTh? statemenl. of officials of ?
Southern Railway that' I have be
missine^since the wreck ol:' Thursd
-morning and could not be found,
thb?gh' detectives of the- compa
were scouring the country-.for me,
without the slightest' foundation,
haye been at my boarding place pn
.tically all of the time siilce the ac
dent _ This; isvthe flrSt. statement
have* beeil asked tb mak? about t
matt?r and you (referring to the 3
porter) are the first person that
know. of.that has" asked-for me.
"On the'night preceding the Wre
I attended, a box' party, iii tli? n?ig
borhood With frierids} the day opei
tor Working for me until I returned
the office about midnight. JTh'e nig
being chilly the operator, L. Clemmf
decided to remain at. the office un
6 o'clock.- Het re turned- at 7 and i
lieyed me, suggesting that I gp hon
because lt M's ' apparent tb Him th
j had p^s?d" throiTgJr-iri vth? previo
hour. I did {this" ??d; feThaih?d
home thcv entire ddy-... ?B'?iit G b'clo<
gettihgy?y '.usiial .midnight "lunch
started..for. .the station-to report f<
night duty." " * Reaching ' the office
saw a Jarge .crowd c?-n^?^g?,,,ou,
?lu<d?d~?t would 'be -bet^^^?
daf op^fdrV thnr'Iii^^&PrtS
hag. been' sept tb relieve me and tb
is all the notice I have had that rt
services were not wanted that nigh
Af$er that I returned and slept tl
night through.
"I am not to blame for. the wrec
and I think I .would have no troub
to substantiate .this, claim-if given tl
opportunity to be heard. Operate
Oemmer and a student operator wei
both in the office and heard the ope
atbr at Lawyers ?ive i.'e a clear trac
for-No. 33 (the train to which Pres
de?tSpencer's car was attached,
This was at 6 o'clock, as the bloc
?h??tTn~the office will show. If m
'.recollection serves me right, No. ' 3
?passed Rangoon at 6:06 and I repori
??d this to L?wyers. I cannot reea
Jthatthe operator there signed for th
report, hut at'wos his business to b
'. thereof o take: +he.'.report. . I let- Nt
?33 in the block because' Lawyers gav
me the right-of way fur the trait
When No. 37 (which collided-wit
the rear of No. 33) left Wilmers (th
first block station north of Rangoon
I began to call for Lawyer's. I coi;
tiiiued to -call until the tram wa
nearly in. sight of my office andigo
Lawyers just- as ;37 ; was coining i
sight. He gave 'mcY clear block fo
No. 37 at 6:12. .1 remember the-tim
very distinctly and-the train passel
the block at 6:14. As No. 37 wa
passing Rangoon I was talking to th
operator at Lawyers. He wanted ti
knowjstken?No. 33 was by me. I toll
him at the^time my sheet shows, bu
I cahffoTree?irthe minute. '
j '?Then' I- asked' him, "When b;
you!', -and he said 'by," but did no
give mc'the time. I Slid not give No
37 ? clear block until- the operator a
Lawyers gave mc authority and I cai
prove this by Operator Clemmer au<
by the student operator, who has beei
"studying at the office for the pas
year. When No. ^37 had entered thi
blcbk Lawyers *tofd: me that No.'3;
was? by and when I asked him th<
tim? so I could record it, lie opened
-his^key-and did not reply. No. 31
had|gone then:
'?[ do not feel responsible for th(
accident ; and.I Jiave been and an
ncw^ where the railway detectives OJ
authorities i can. find mc at any time
I have no desire to get away, bul
would court an investigation to cleai
thc-matter up."
K ? ?' _
Florida Peonage Cases Resumed.
Pensacola, Fla., Special.-The trial
of tfie; alleged .peonage cases was re
sumed in the United "States Court
here .Tuesday and the case charging
conspiracy to commit peonage against
! M?nSger. .Iv*: S.. Harlan, of the Jack
son ?umber Company, G. W. Lamata,
Robert Gallagher, Oscar Sanders, E.
yNewiander, Archie Belinger, -Harry
Halversem and W. E. Grace was
LcaUecf.. Harlan has already been con
rvicte<| ou a charge of peonage. Tak
iing of testimonv begins Wednesday.
1 ! j '
Kv i -r-r.-?
} HOPEP?L SION. '
jr Inc&isitlve Boarder-You think the
. worlo| is growing better?
Ph^osophical Boarder-I do. You
r-areiy. Bee a mother-in-law Joke in
pfjpt nowndayB'.:^^Tc'?gb-:'-Tribur.e
A forceful Presentation Of
Needed Legislation
?D?CUMENf bf IINUS?AL VIGOR
Thc Message Goes at Length Into
Questions of Vital Interest to the
Whole People.
.The following is the substance of
the anuual message of president
Roosevelt io' ?L%re3?; ftS re'ad ih both
houses :
Irrtroductory:^
Td tli? Se?ale ?i?di-House Ol Repres
entatives :
As a nation we still continue to en
joy a literally unprecedented prosper
ity; and it is probable that only reck
less speculation and .disregard .of ligi
timate business methods on the part
of the business world can materially
mar this prosperity.
No Congress in' our time has done
more good work of importance than
the present Congress: There were'
several matters left unfinished at
your last session, however, which I
most earnestly hope you will com
plete before your adjournment.
Corporation Campaign Contributions.
I ?g?iii r?cbmlfi?ild .ft law prohib
iting ali corporations' from contribut
ing to the campaign. expenses of any
party. Such' a bill has already past
one House of Congress. Let individ
uals contribute as they desire; but
let us prohibit in effective fashion all
corporations from making contribu
tions for any political purpose di
rectly or indirectly.
Government's Eight to Appeal In
Cfimin?l Cases.
Another bili which has past one
House of the Congtess .which it is
urgently necessary should be enacted
into law is that conferring upon thc
Government the Hglit bf appeal in
criminal cases oii Questions of law.
This right exists in many of the
States; it exists in the District of
Columbia by act of the Congress. It
is. of course not proposed that in any
case a verdict for the defendaut on
the merits should be set aside. Re
cently in one district where the Gov
ernment had indicted certain persons
for conspiracy'in connection, with re
bates, the court ?ustaiued the defen
dant's demurrer; while in another an
indictment for conspiracy to obtain
rebates has been sustained by the
court, convictions obtained uuder it
and' two defendants sentenced to im
prisonment. The two cases referred
in real conflict with
such a conflict, when it occurs, to bc
solved by an appeal to a higher court
and the wheels of justice are blocked
without any real decision of the ques
tion. I eau not too strongly urg..
the passage of the bill in question.
Setting Aside of Judgments and
Granting of New Trials.
In connection with this matter, I
would like to call attention to the
very unsatisfactory state of our crim
inal law, resulting in large part from
the habit of setting aside the judg
ments of inferior courts on technical
ities absolutely unconnected with th<j
merits of the case, and where there
is no attempt to show that there has
been any failure of substantial jus
tice. It would be well to enact a law
providing something to the effecr
that:
No judgmeut shall be set aside by
new trial granted in any case, civil
or criminal, or. the ground of misdi
rection of the jury or the improper
admission or rejection of evidence, or
for .error as to any matter of plead
ing or procedure unless, in the opin
ion of the court to which the appli
cation is made, after an examina
tion of the entire cause, it shall affir
matively appear that the error com
plained of has resulted in a miscar
riage of justice.
Injunctions.
In my last message I suggested the
enactment of a law in connection witl.
the. issuance of injunctions, attention
having been sharply drawn to the
matter by the demand that the right
of applying injunctions in labor case*
should bc wholly abolished. It is at
least doubtful whether a law abolish
ing altogether the usc of injunction?
in such eases would stand the test of
the courts: in" which case of course
the legislation would be ineffective.
Lynching.
In connection with the delays of
the law, I call your attention and the
attention of the nation to the prev
alence of crime among us, and above
all to the epidemic of lynching- and
mob violence that springs up, now ii:
one part of our country, now in an
other. Each section, North, South,
East and West, has its own faults; no
section can with wisdom spend its
time jeering at the faults of another
section; it should be busy trying to
amend its own shortcomings. To
deal with thc crime of corruption it
is necessary tu have an awakened
public conscience, and to supplement
this by whatever legislation will add
speed and certainty in the execution
of the law. When we deal with
lynching even more is necessary. A
great 'man3- white men arc lynched,
but the crime is peculiarly frequent in
respect to black men. The greatest
existing cause of lynching is the per
petration, especially by black men.
of the hideous crime of rape-^the
most aboninable in . all-, the category
of crimes, even worte than murder.
Mobs frequently avenge tbe commis
sion' of this crime by themselves tor
turing to death the man committing
it; thus avenging iii bestile fashion a
bestile deed, and reducing themselves
to a level with the criminal.
Capital and Labor.
Tn dealing will) both labor mid cap
important ;.
.J?BB^^f?^Eio?ji^?P; ??3 that is
lie infinite Harm done by preachers
ir mere'discontent. These are in-eu
vho s^ek;to excite a violent class kat
;-ed""against all men of wealth. They
?eek?.to; turn1 wise and proper move
meritsV;for th?jb?tt?i" control of cor
porations arid fcff flbirjg ?way. with
'.he'abuses cohhe?ed witH wealth; in
*o. a-j??mp'aign.. ?f\ hysterical excite
ment-and falsehood in' which the aim.
s tb pul?ame .tb ifladhess^ne jbtuta1
.lassiohs'-of mankind. The eiriistei
lemagogs and foolish visionaries who
iro always eager tb undertake such a
cam^?gii" of d??lfuctm'ri sdinetime?
'eefc;'f?v/associate themselves with
hosef^vorking for a genuine reform
in governmental and social methods,
ind s??etimee masquarade as the
reformer^; {?? r?aiity they are the
worst; enemies Of til? ftauSe1 t?iey pro .
fess tor.advocate, just ?s. the. purvey-'
ors of:.Sensational sl?rider.iri news
paper'?f-m?ga^iiie ifa ibe^ worst
enemies'bf all men who are engaged
in ah>; honest effort to better what is
bad in our social and. governmental
conditions.
Railroad *mi<Wyi??' ?fonrs* and Eight
Hour Law.
I caji your, attention to the need
of passing, a bill limiting the number
of hours of employment of railroad
employee. The rni?asure is a. very
moderate one and I cari ?cjfi??ire bf
no ser?p?s opjection to it. Indeed, so
far asjtsis in our power, it should be
our aina'Jsteadily to reduce the num
ber ofi%>brs of labor? with as a goal
the g?n?ral iritfoduchot? .bf ?il eight
hour M?$; There .ar? industries in
whiek?m. h?t possible ,th?t;th? hours
of labo1-r:>should be reduced; jtisf. a?
there a"re . communities not far enough
advanc'ed^for .such a" movement to be
for tb?uvgooaV or, if in the Tropics,
so situated 'that there is nb'analogy
betweeiutheir needs and ours 'io this
matter^ ;?n. the Isthmus of Panama,
for instancey the 'conditions are in
every vray' :s0 aitfer?tit. fr?tti What
they ?^S here that, ari -eight bb?r day
would ie'abs??d j ju'?t a's.-it is absurd,
so farkas' the Isthmus'is. c'?ric?rri?d^
where ;^vh?te labor can ndt be ?mploy
ed, to bother as to whether the. neces
sary "work:is doric by alien black men
or byf alien yellow med; Butf.tKe
vagew?rkfers of the United States ar?
of so high; a grade that alike frohi
the merely industrial standpoint and
f rom ; jh?; civic standpoint ft. should
bt- bur object to do what we can in
the direction of securing the general
observanc?^of aii eight hour day.
Emplo^ra' Liability,
Among the ?x?eii?hfc l?t\s Which tit;
Congress past, at the last sessioti wai
an employers' liability law. It "was
marked'; step - in 1 advance to get thc
r?cogiiia^m'^f .employers' liability on
the st?^ts>b?;aks^ but the law did not
.go far^ioughVV.Lxsjnte;of all precau-.'
tions e^xcised^by ' employers there ar j
?l|M'accidents and even
mum, but it can not be completely]
eliminated. .
Investigation of Disputes Between
Captial and Labor.
The commission * appointed by the
President October 16, 1902. at the re
quest of both the anthricite coal op
erators and miners, to inquire into,
consider,- and pass upon the question
in eontroversary in connection with
the strike hi the anthracite regions oi
Pennsylvania and the causes out ol
which the eontroversary arose, in
their report, findings, and award ex
prest the belief "that the State and
Federal governments should providt
the machinery for what may be call
ed the compulsory invesigation oi
controversies between employers and
employees when they arise."'
I Corporations.
? The present Congress has taken
lrng strides in the direction of secur
ing proper supervision and control
by the National Government ovei
corporations engaged in interstate
business-and the enormous majority
of corporations of any size are engag
ed in interstate business. The ? pas
sage of the railway rate bill, and only
to a less degree the passage of the
pure food bill, and thc provision for
increasing and rendering more effec
tive national control over the beef
packing industry, mark an important
advace in the proper direction. In
the short session it will perhaps be
difficult to do much further along-thu
line; and it may be best to wait until
the laws have been in operation for a
number of months before endeavoring
to increase their scope, because only
operations will show with exactness
their merits and their shortcomings
and thus give opportunity to define
what further remidial (legislation is
needed. Yet in my judgment it will
in the end be advisable in connection
with the packing house inspection law
to provide for putting a date on tba
label and for the packers. All these
laws have already jutified their en
actment.
Agriculture.
The only other persons whose wel
fare is as vital to the welfare of the
whole country as is the welfare of
the wageworkers are the tillers of the
soil, the farmers, lt is a mere trusim
.to say that no growth of cities, no
growth of wealth, no industrial de
velopment can atone for any falling
off in the character and standing of
the fanning population. During the
last few decades this fact has been
recognized with ever-increasing clear
ness.
Marriage and Divorce.
I am well aware of how difficult it
's to pass a constitutional ameudment.
Nevertheless in my judgment the
whole question of marriage and di
vorce should be relegated to. the au
thority of the National Congress;. Al
present the wide difference in the
Jaws of the different States on thia
subject result in scandals and abuses;
and surely there is nothing so vitallv
essential to tho welfare of the nation,
nothing around which the nation
should so bend itself to throw every
safeguard, as the home life of the
average citizen. The change would
be good from eycry Bt midpoint.
International Morality.
Oil . ?be'? qii?stio? of Internationa]
morality Mr.- Rp?SeTelt ; comes oui
strongly: advocating ?lean dealing be
tw??a iii? nation's Of earth and alsi
strongly advocates iiiUrjiational-arbi
tration as a means of settling all dif
ficulties that may arise.
American Shipping.
Let me once again' call the atten
tion Of the Congress to two subjects
co?e'enrirtg which I have frequently
before c?fflffl??iea't?? With them. Ono
is the question of developing Ameri
can shipping.- ; I trust that a law em ?
bodying iii ?absiane? the views, or a
major part of the v??wfy exprest in
tye report on this subject laid before
{bi ?fo'ns? ??. its last session will bc
pas?. ? ard iV?l? ? ?at in former
years objectionable measures have
been proposed in reference to the. en
couragement of American shipping;
tnt it seems to me that the proposed
measure is as nearly unobjectionable
03 Uti} e?n be.
?uff???y Beform.
? especially call youl', attention to
th?' Sft?'orid subject,' the condition, of
our curreh'6}1 iaw's.- The national
bank act has ably serv?d ii great pur
pose in aiding the enormous business
development of the country; and
within' Obi years' there has been an
increase in circulfi(ii/? per capita
from $21.41 to $33.03. For Several
years evidence has been accumulating
that additional legislation is needed.
0nr Island Possessions.
It is ui'g?d ?h?t tH?fse shall receive
the careful consideration of Congress
and that tariffs, etc., shall be upon a
just basis.
Anny and Navy.
Thc mess?ge gbeS nt k'ngth into the
matter of the efficiency of out* army
arid.rjiaW; The Prescient is much,
gratified ai th?* progress we are mak
ins: iu both branches ?f ?ror ?ommon
defense. In the matter of rifle prac
tice the President says :.
The Congress has most wisely pro
vided for a National Board for the
promotion of rifle practice. Excellent
insults ?ave -already come from this
law,- biit it ?od? not go far enough.
Our Regular Army is ?? Small that in
ihf great war -we should have to
irust m?irjty io volunteers; and in
such event these "volunteers should
already know how to shoot ; for if a
tfoldjer has the fighting edge, and
ability ro take care of himself in the
open his.efficiency Ofi tlJ? line of bnt
'tle is almost directly proportionate
to excellence in mnrkmanship. We
should establish shooting gallaries in
the large public and military schools,
should- maintain national target
ranges in different parts of the coun
tfy, "aiifl should in every way encour
ag? the1' formation of rifle clubs
thrbugh?ut all parts 6? the land. The
little Republic bf Switzerland offers
us an excellent example in ?ll m?tteM
connected with building,upan elfie-,
ient. citizen-soldiery.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
on the northwest corner of
Market streets, utilized as a Salva
tion Army barracks, was damaged
by fire on Wednesday, when probab
ly something like 500 homeless men
were lodged within it.
Six persons lost their lives and
probably 35 were injured, some not
being expected to live. Four were
burned to death and two died from
the upper windowsetaoisnhrdluetain
jumping from the upper windows,
Two of the dead men have been iden
tified as follows:
Oscar F. Davis, Quincy, 111., died
flt hospital; George D. Rose, died at
hospital.
Wabash R. R. Increases Wages,
At Springfield, LU., the Wabash
Railroad has granted increases from
$112 to $120 per month to conductors,
from $56-to ..61 per month to pas
senger brakemen and 4 cents an hour
to yardmen. The increase went into
effect December 1.
Store for Negroes Only.
New York,- Special.-The four-story
building at Forty-sixth street and
Eighth aveuue has just been purchas
ed by the Metropolitan Mercantile
and Realty Company, and will be op
ened about May 1 as a department
store and bank for negroes. It will
be the first enterpise of the sort ev
er started on a large scale in the
North, although the same company
is now operating a store at Plainfield,
N. J., as well as larger establishments
in Ha)timor? mid Savannah, Ga.
Mexico in the Right.
Washington, Special-A delega
tion of officials of the Gulf Fisheries
Company received little consolation
Tuesday when it called at the State
Department to enforce its protest."?
against the action of the Mexican
government in* seizing several of the
company's boats on charges of fish
ing within the three-mile limit pro
hibited by that government. The
case against the fishing smack Lizzie
Adams was decided in favor of thc
government in the Mexican lower
court and it is said that unless a fur
ther protest, is made by thc United
States the higher courts are likely to
sustain the decision
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